Spitfire Information Sources and Bibliography

Some of the information (not a great deal, I suspect) contained within these pages consists of my own personal observations or information. More is derived from eye witness accounts or from documentary sources. Many of these works are marvels of scholarship, and I willingly assign the credit for such work. Any errors are probably, therefore, mine- interpretation or transcription. Please inform me of any errors you spot. Some of the sources I have used (and therefore if you have a question this is where I will start) are:

• Aircraft Archive- Fighters of World War Two, vol 2. ISBN 0-85242-945-2, Argus Books Ltd, Hemel Hempstead, UK. 1988.
• Andrews CF, Morgan EB. Supermarine aircraft since 1914. ISBN 0 85177 800 3, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London, UK. 1981
• Bowers PM. Scale Aircraft Drawings WWII Vol II. ISBN 0-911295-14-3, Air Age Publishing Inc, Wilton CT USA. 1991
• Bowyer MJF. The Spitfire: 50 years on. ISBN 0-85059-811-7, Patrick Stephens Limited, Wellingborough, UK. 1986
• Brickhill P. Reach for the sky: the story of Douglas Bader. Collins, London, UK. 1954
• Brown D. The Seafire:-the Spitfire that went to sea. ISBN 1- 85367-039-1, Greenhill Books, London, UK. 1989
• Curtis, L. Forty Years On: a Spitfire flies again. ISBN 0- 947750-04-5, Nelson and Saunders, Olney, UK. 1985
• DCO- the Journal of the Spitfire Society. Spitfire Enterprises Ltd, Southampton, UK. Join the Society and read it!
• Ethell JL, Pace S. Spitfire. ISBN 0-7603-0300-2, Motorbooks, Osceola WI, USA, 2007.
• Ferguson, A. Beware, Beware.The history of 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force. ISBN 0-9511113-3-7, Airfield Publications, Reading, UK. 2004
• Forrester L. Fly for your life. The Companion Book Club, London, UK. 1958
• Flack J. Spitfire: A Living Legend. ISBN 0-85045-619-3, Osprey Publishing Limited, London, UK. 1985
• Flack J. Spitfire: the legend lives on. ISBN 1-855321963, Osprey Publishing Limited, London, UK. 1992
• Green D. Spitfires Reborn. ISBN 1-872706-12-6, Brooks Books, Southampton, UK. 1991
• Gunston B. Rolls Royce Aero Engines. ISBN 1-85260-037-3, Patrick Stephens Limited, Wellingborough, UK. 1989
• Harvey-Bailey A. The Merlin in Perspective- the combat years. ISBN 0-9511710-1-1, Roll-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby, UK. 1983
• Henshaw A. Sigh for a Merlin. ISBN 0-09-948130-8, Arrow Books Limited, London, UK. 1987
• Hooker, S. Not much of an Engineer. ISBN 1-85310-285-7, Airlife Publishing Ltd, Shrewsbury, UK. 1984
• Johnson JE. Wing Leader. The Reprint Society Limited, London, UK. 1958
• Johnson JE. Full Circle. ISBN 0-553-13568-6, Bantam Books, New York. 1980
• Lumsden, A. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. ISBN 1 85310 294 6, Airlife Publishing Ltd, Shrewsbury, UK. 1994
• Mason FK. The British Fighter since 1912. ISBN 0 85177 852 6, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London, UK. 1992
• Morgan, Eric B, Shacklady E. Spitfire - The History. 650 pages, 1300 photographs. As definitive a book as you will get, I suspect. ISBN 0-94621-910-9, Key Publishing, Stamford, Lincs, UK. 1987
• Terbeck, Helmut, van der Meer, Harry, Sturtivant, Ray. Spitfire International ISBN 0 85130 250 5, Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. 2002
• Nesbit, Roy C. The RAF in camera, 1939-1945. ISBN 0-7509-1055-0, Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 1996
• Price, A. The Spitfire Story. ISBN 0-85368-861-3, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, London, UK. 1988
• Price A. Spitfire: a complete fighting history.ISBN 1-85648- 015-1, Promotional Reprint Company Limited, Leicester, UK. 1991
• Quill J. Spitfire. ISBN 0-09-937020-4, Arrow Books Limited, London, UK. 1987
• Rawlings J. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft.ISBN 0-947554-24-6. Crecy Books Ltd, 1993.
• Riley G, Trant G. Spitfire Survivors round the World. ISBN 0- 946627-06-1, Aston Publications, Bourne End, Bucks, UK. 1986
• Robertson B. Spitfire- the story of a famous fighter. Harleyford Publications Ltd, Letchworth, Herts, UK. 1960
• Rolls-Royce Maintenance manuals TSD 292, TSD 293. Merlin Single-Stage engines. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby, England. 1951
• Royal Air Force Museum. The Spitfire Mk V Manual. A reprint of the original Air Publication for the Mk V series. ISBN 0- 946627-26-6, Aston Publications, Bourne End, Bucks, UK. 1988
• Rudhall, RJ. Battle of Britain- the movie. ISBN 0-951832-9-6, Ramrod Publications, Worcester, UK, 2000.
• Sarkar D. Bader's Tangmere Spitfires. ISBN 1-85260-563-4. Patrick Stephens Limited, Sparkford, Somerset. 1996
• Smallwood H. 2nd TAF Spitfire. ISBN 0-9511390-0-2, British Aviation Heritage, UK. 1986
• Turner, JF. The Bader Wing.ISBN 0-85936-279-5. Midal Books, Tunbridge Wells, UK. 1981.
• Wheeler AH. Testing Aeroplanes in Wartime- "... that nothing failed them". GT Foulis and Co. Ltd, London, UK. 1963
• Winsdale R. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. ISBN 0-85045-724-6, Osprey Publishing Limited, London, UK. 1987
• Wynn KG. Men of the Battle of Britain. ISBN 1-902074-10-6. 2nd edition, CCB Associates, South Croydon UK, 1999.
• 611 Squadron, Forms 740 and 741, from the Public Records Office 1936-1957.

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